Fastening device for gloves, &amp;c.



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No. 680,935. Patented Aug. 20, 190i. W. B. MURPHY.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR GLOVES, 81.0.

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\VILLIAM B. MURPHY,OF N EWV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO LUOIUS N. LITTAUER,OF GLOVERSVILLE, NEW YORK.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR GLOVES, 84.0.

'srEcmIoATIon forming part of Letters Patent No. 680,935, dated August20, 1901.

Application filed August 1'7, 1893. Serial No. 688,773. (No model.)

To all whom/it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM B. MURPHY,

i, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, inthe county and State of 5, New York, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Fastening Devices for Gloves and other Articles,of which the fol lowing is a specification.

My improvement relates to the stud mema ber of that class of fasteningdevices for gloves 5 to be attached to one flap and the latter totheother flap of the glove or other article, so

. that when the head of the resilient stud memher is made to occupy thesocket member the two flaps become firmly fastened together,

Po but so that a ready disengagement is permitted, and my presentimprovement comprises a new and improved resilient or spring stud memberfor use in such relation; and the object of my present invention is toimprove upon constructions heretofore known by reducing the number ofparts of which the spring-stud is composed, so as to obviate the laborof assembling divers parts and accurately securing them together andalso to make a stud which can be cheaply, quickly, and firmly attachedto a fabric and at the same time to secure all the elasticity of thestud which is desirable and to strengthen or support the spring portionof the stud, so that its capacity of engaging with the socket membershall not be endangered by accidental blows.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a View in perspective of thepiece from which the stud is formed and made, the piece being shown in aposition upside down as compared with that which it occupies in Figs. 5,6, 8, 9, 11, 15, and 16. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of thesame, also in a position upside down with reference to the positionoccupied in the subsequent figures above mentioned. Fig. 3 is a planview of the piece looking at it on the side from which the tubular partprojects. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the piece after apertures or slitshave been cut therein, as hereinafter described. Fig. 5 is a view inperspective of the shape given to the piece by the first operation afterthe apertures or slits have been cut, the piece having been reversed inposition from that shown in Figs. 1 and 2, so as to cause the tubularpart to point downward. Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the same. Fig. 7is a plan view of the same looking from above downward. Fig. 8 is asectional view of the piece adapted to be used without an eyelet. Fig. 9is a sectional View of the stud shown in Fig. 8 attached to the fabric.Fig. 10 is a plan view of a washer. Fig. 11 is a view of the stud, shownpartly in section and attached to the fabric, the washer being used.Fig. 12 is a view in perspective of the eyelet which may be used forattaching the stud to the fabric. Fig. 13 is a sectional view of thesame. Fig. 14 is a viewin perspective of the stud attached to the fabricin the manner shown in Fig. 9, the lower part of the tube being partlycut away. Fig. 15 is a view in section of a modification. Fig. 16 is aview in perspective of the completed stud attached to the fabric in'engagement with a socket shown in section.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts.

The drawings are on a considerably-enlarged scale.

The piece A, Figs. 1, 2, and 3, from which the spring-stud is formed, isstruck up from sheet metal and is composed of the tubular part b and thehorizontal flange a, which should be in about the proportions shown inthe drawings, and it will be noticed that the tubular portion 1) tapersslightly as it recedes from the horizontal flange. The piece A beingformed is placed in a press in which the radially-located slits orapertures c are cut in the flange a contiguous to the base of thetapering tube. (See Fig. 4.) I prefer to cut five or six of theseapertures preferably five; but there may be a greater number, ifdesired, though a greater number tends to weaken the stud, and there maybe a fewer number, but a fewer number will tend to diminish theresiliency of the stud. After the slits or apertures c are formed in thepiece A the piece is then placed in another press and a portion of theflange Ct which is adjacent to the base of the tapering tube Z) andwhich contains the apertures c is drawn downward, so as to form acylindrical head A, (shown in Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8,) where it is seenthat in drawing the metal the slitted portion of the flange a in Fig. 4has in part and almost entirely been drawn into an enlarged tube, theslits or apertures c of Fig. 4 have become narrowed and elongated, sothat the metal between the slits constitutes the sides of what is toform a resilient head, a small portion of the slits c, Fig. 5, stillremaining in the horizontal flange a. In Fig. 5 is now shown the studmember A, with head I) and interior tube or support I). If the stud isintended to be attached to the fabric by means of an eyelet, Figs. 12and 13, the metal should be drawn so that the end h, Fig. 6, willproject below the flange a about the distance shown in Fig. 6. If,however, the stud is intended to be at tached without an eyelet, thenthe piece A, Fig. 1, should be made with a longer tube and the metalshould be drawn downward so that the end g, Fig. 8, will project belowthe.

flange a about the distance shown in Fig. 8, so as to afford sufficientmetal to be spread out on the under surface of the fabric and hold thestud in place, as shown in Figs. 9 and 14. The piece, Fig. 5, is thenplaced in another press, where the head is given a somewhat sphericalform, which operation results is still further slightly narrowing andelongating the slits and drawing up the metal in the flange adjacent tothe spherical head and drawing over and downward a portion of the metalbe tween the slits, thereby increasing the resiliency of the head andalso the firmness of the spherical head without impairing itsresiliency, whereby the forms shown in Figs. 6 and 8 are finallyobtained, having the head I), made resilient by vertical slits c, aflanged base a, integral with the lower end of the head I), and acentrally-located interior tube 6 integral with the upper end of thehead I) and depending therefrom, said tube operating as a support forthe resilient head. When the piece has reached the condition shown inFig. 6 or Fig. 8, it is ready for attachment to the fabric. Thisattachment is performed by first perforating the fabric with a hole onlysufficiently large to allow the passage therethrough of that portion g,Fig. 8, of the tube 1) which projects below the plane of the under sideof the flange a. This portion of the tube is then passed through thehole in the fabric until the lower side of the flange a of the studrests upon the upper side of the fabric, when by means of a tool orpress operating within the downwardlyprojecting portion of the tube(indicated at g in Fig. 8) the tube is spread outwardly, so as tocontact with the under surface of the fabric in the manner shown in Fig.9, wheref rep resents the fabric and g the spread-out tubular portion,or a washer 10, Fig. 10, may be laid on the under side of the fabric,the tube passing through the aperture therein, andthe lower part g, Fig.8, of the tube b" may be spread out upon the washer w', as shown in Fig.11. When formed and attached in this manner, the stud, including theflange on the upper side of the fabric, whereby the resilient head isfirmly seated upon the fabric, the resilient head itself,and the flangeon the under side of the fabric, whereby the stud is attached to thefabric, is composed, as seen, of a single piece or a single piece and awasher, and the assembling together and nice adjustment of several partsis consequently obviated, or instead of securing the stud in the mannerjust described I may use the eyelet shown in perspective in Fig. 12 andin vertical sectional view in Fig. 13. This eyelet has the flangedportion (1 and the tubular portion e, which tubular portion is smallenough in diameter to enter the downwardly-projecting tubular portion7?. of the tube 1), as shown in Figs. 6 and 15, and should be of suchlength as to penetrate the tube b, Figs. 6 and 15, so that the top ofthe tube e of the eyelet may be spread outwardly and occupy the widerportion of the tube 1), Figs. 6 and 15. The stud having been formed andshaped as shown in. Figs. 6 and 15 and placed upon the fabric, the lowerdepending portion of the tube 5 having been passed through the hole inthe fabric formed as and for the purpose just before described, theeyelet, Fig. 12, is then applied so that the tubular part 6 of theeyelet is passed upward Within the downwardly-depending part h'of thetube 6, Figs. 6 and 15, so that the top of the part e of the eyelet willbe well within the wider part of the downwardly-pro jecting tube 1) andso that the flange d of the eyelet lies against the under side of thefabric. Then by means of a suitable press the upper part of the tubularpart e of the eyelet is spread within the enlarged area of the tube b',so that the eyelet cannot be withdrawn from the stud. (See Fig. 15.)This method of attaching the eyelet gives a desirable finish to theunder portion of the fab- 1 ric and at the same time secures the stud tothe fabric and is the method of attaching the stud which I prefer,although it involves the use of one additional piece. It is obvious thatthe extent to which the tube 12 will project downwardly will depend to aconsiderable degree upon the thickness of the fabric. It may also bemade so as not to project downwardly below the plane of the uppersurface of the fabric in case an eyelet is intended to be used; but Iprefer to construct the stud in the manner shown, as greater firmness isthereby obtained.

The interior tube I), especially when reinforced by the tubular portionof the eyelet, (see Fig. 15,) affords a firm support for the exteriorslitted portion of the stud and effectually secures the same againstdistortion by blows. The slits in the sides of the spherical headterminating in the horizontal flange a and extending over the top of thehead somewhat into the interior gives to the stud all IIO desirableresiliency, and the labor and difficulty of assembling small partstogether and nicely adjusting them is entirely avoided or reduced toassembling two parts at the most.

I claim as new 1. A spring-stud intended for engagement with a rigidsocket, consisting of a head made resilient by vertical slits, a flangedbase integral with the lower end of the head, a centrally-locatedinterior tube integral with the upper end of the head and dependingtherefrom, said tube operating as a support for the resilient head.

2. A stud intended for engagement with a rigid socket, said studconsisting of a head made resilient by vertical slits, a flanged base atthe lower end of the head, a centrally-located interior tube integralwith the upper end of the head, depending therefrom and projecting belowthe under side of the fabric to which the stud may be attached, saidtube operating as a support for the resilient head.

3. A spring-stud consisting of a head, made resilient by vertical slits,a centrally-located interior tube integral with the upper end ofthehead, and depending therefrom, in combination with a flanged eyeletadapted to enter the centrally-located interior tube and to Ell beexpanded within the same to attach the stud to the fabric.

4:- A stud member for separable fasteners having a base-flange,outwardly-bowed resilient sections extending therefrom to form a headand an internal attaching-stem formed integral with and depending fromthe top of said head; substantially as described.

5. A stud member for separable fasteners having a base-flange,outwardly-bowed resili ent sections extending upwardly therefrom to forma head and a tubular internal attaching-stem formed integral with and depending from the top of said head, the lower end of said stem beingcontracted;- substan tially as described.

6. A spring stud consisting of a head, made resilient by vertical slits,a centrally-located interior tube integral with the upper end of thehead depending therefrom, and means for securing the centrally-locatedinterior tube to the fabric; substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of June,1898.

WILLIAM B. MURPHY. Witnesses:

G. A. TAYLOR, WILLIAM LITTAUER.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 680,935.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 680,935, grantedAugust 20, 1901, upon the application of \Villiam B. Murphy of New York,N. Y., for an improvement in Fastening Devices for Gloves, 820., anerror appears in the printed specification requiring correction, asfollows: In line 30, page 2, the Word is should react in and that thesaid Letters Patent should. be read with this correction therein thaithe same may conform to the record of the ease in the Patent Oflice.

Signed, countersigned, and sealed this 3d day of September, A. D., 1901.

F. L. CAMPBELL, Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[sn An] Gountersigned V E. B. MOORE,

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